Making your CAM journey easier with fusion 360 learn the basics of turning, milling, laser cutting, and 3D printing

Turn your design ideas into 3D models using Fusion 360 by honing your design skills and learning the best practices of common production technologies Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Get familiar with Fusion 360 CAM Module and its machining potential with h...

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Otros Autores: Cimo, Fabrizio, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham, England ; Mumbai : Packt Publishing [2023]
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009729739806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright and Credits
  • Dedications
  • Contributors
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Part 1 - Implementing Turning Operations in Fusion 360
  • Chapter 1: Getting Started with Turning and Its Tools
  • Technical requirements
  • Approaching a lathe and its components
  • Cylindrical coordinate system
  • Different types of turning operations
  • Understanding the main parameters
  • Turning speed
  • Cutting speed
  • Cutting depth
  • Cutting feed
  • Cutting power
  • Exploring main machining strategies
  • Longitudinal operations
  • Facing operations
  • Plunging operations
  • Profiling operations
  • Understanding tool geometry
  • Tool edges
  • Tool surfaces
  • Tool angles
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2: Handling Part Setup for Turning
  • Technical requirements
  • Exploring the main interface of a CAM project
  • Finding example projects in Fusion 360
  • Importing our chuck
  • Understanding how to set up the first part to be machined
  • Setup tab
  • Stock tab
  • The Post Process tab
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3: Discovering the Tool Library and Custom Tools
  • Technical requirements
  • Discovering the tool library
  • Creating a new tool
  • Getting a sample tool
  • Creating a new tool
  • Importing a third-party tool library
  • Importing new tools with a plugin (CoroPlus)
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4: Implementing Our First Turning Operation
  • Technical requirements
  • Setting up a facing operation
  • Using CoroPlus to calculate cutting parameters
  • Entering the cutting parameters into Fusion 360
  • Discovering tool simulation
  • Checking the generated G-code
  • Settings
  • Operations
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5: Discovering More Turning Strategies
  • Technical requirements
  • Turning Profile (Roughing)
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Passes tab
  • Simulation
  • Turning Profile (Finishing)
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab.
  • The Passes tab
  • Simulation
  • Turning Threads
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Radii tab
  • The Passes tab
  • Simulation
  • Drilling
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Cycle tab
  • Turning Groove
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Passes tab
  • Simulation
  • Turning Part
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Radii tab
  • The Passes tab
  • Simulation
  • Summary
  • Part 2 - Milling with Fusion 360
  • Chapter 6: Getting Started with Milling and Its Tools
  • Technical requirements
  • Understanding what milling is and how it works
  • Cartesian machines
  • Multi-axis machines
  • Understanding the main cutting parameters
  • Spindle speed and cutting speed
  • Cutting depths
  • Feed step
  • Cutting power and torque
  • Introducing the most common milling operations
  • Face milling
  • Shoulder milling
  • Slot milling
  • Profile milling
  • Other
  • Summary
  • Chapter 7: Optimizing the Shape of Milled Parts to Avoid Design Flaws
  • Technical requirements
  • Handling undercuts and accessibility
  • Changing part orientation relative to the tool
  • Using a multi-axis machine
  • Creating custom tools
  • Backside milling
  • Learning how to manage mill radius
  • Reducing the mill radius
  • Tweaking our part geometry
  • Changing the cutting direction
  • Solving a very bad design
  • Undercut face
  • Missing tool radii
  • Counterbore holes
  • All around radii
  • Summary
  • Chapter 8: Part Handling and Part Setup for Milling
  • Technical requirements
  • Understanding the part
  • Choosing part placements
  • Choosing a part fixture
  • Choosing WCS offsets
  • Defining the first setup
  • Setup tab
  • Stock tab
  • Post Process tab
  • Defining the second setup
  • Setup tab
  • Stock tab
  • Post Process
  • Summary
  • Chapter 9: Implementing Our First Milling Operations
  • Technical requirements
  • Face milling.
  • Using CoroPlus to find the best tool for face milling and shoulder milling
  • Implementing face milling with Fusion 360
  • Shoulder milling
  • Calculating the cutting parameters by hand
  • Shoulder milling inside Fusion 360
  • Drilling
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Heights tab
  • The Cycle tab
  • Tapping
  • Summary
  • Chapter 10: Machining the Second Placement
  • Technical requirements
  • Face milling
  • Implementing a roughing operation using adaptive clearing
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Heights tab
  • The Passes tab
  • The Linking tab
  • Milling a hole
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Heights panel
  • The Passes tab
  • Finishing the part using a morphed spiral
  • The Tool tab
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Heights panel
  • The Passes tab
  • Thread milling
  • Thread geometry
  • Picking the proper threading tool
  • Implementing thread milling in Fusion 360
  • Summary
  • Part 3 - Laser Cutting Using Fusion 360
  • Chapter 11: Getting Started with Laser Cutting
  • Technical requirements
  • Introducing lasers
  • How does a laser cut?
  • Reviewing the pros and cons of laser cutting
  • Advantages of laser cutting
  • Drawbacks of laser cutting
  • Summary
  • Chapter 12: Nesting Parts for Laser Cutting
  • Technical requirements
  • Presenting the example model
  • Understanding nesting optimization
  • Sheet format
  • Batch volume
  • Creating a nesting with Fusion 360
  • Manual placement
  • The Arrange command
  • The Nesting and Fabrication extension
  • Summary
  • Chapter 13: Creating Our First Laser Cutting Operation
  • Technical requirements
  • Using Fusion 360 for laser cutting
  • Creating a new setup for laser cutting
  • The Setup tab
  • The Stock tab
  • The Post Process tab
  • Creating a new cutting tool
  • The Cutter tab
  • The Cutting data tab
  • Implementing our first cutting operation
  • The Tool tab.
  • The Geometry tab
  • The Heights tab
  • Simulation results
  • Summary
  • Part 4 - Using Fusion 360 for Additive Manufacturing
  • Chapter 14: Getting Started with Additive Manufacturing
  • Technical requirements
  • Introducing additive manufacturing
  • Exploring the pros and cons of 3D printing over conventional manufacturing processes
  • The pros of 3D printing
  • The cons of 3D printing
  • Comparing different 3D-printing technologies
  • Fused deposition modeling
  • Introducing stereolithography
  • Introducing selective laser sintering
  • Summary
  • Chapter 15: Managing the Limitations of FDM Printers
  • Technical requirements
  • Printing overhang geometries
  • Facing overhangs (undercuts) in 3D printing
  • Improving our prints using support structures
  • Understanding bed adhesion
  • Understanding anisotropies of the printed part
  • Choosing the first layer placement and part orientation
  • Summary
  • Chapter 16: Printing Our First Part
  • Technical requirements
  • Presenting the model
  • Creating a new printing setup
  • Orienting the model onto the build platform
  • Place parts on platform
  • Minimize Build Height
  • Automatic Orientation
  • Generating the support structures
  • Simulating the toolpath
  • Using the post-processor
  • Summary
  • Chapter 17: Understanding Advanced Printing Settings
  • Technical requirements
  • Creating a new printing preset
  • Understanding general parameters
  • Understanding extruder parameters
  • Extrusion options
  • Extruder 1 options
  • Understanding shell parameters
  • Understanding infill parameters
  • Understanding print bed adhesion
  • Thermal expansion and shrinkage
  • Print bed adhesion
  • Understanding support material parameters
  • Understanding speed parameters
  • Speed
  • Acceleration
  • Jerk
  • Understanding tessellation parameters
  • Summary
  • Part 5 - Testing Our Knowledge
  • Chapter 18: Quiz.
  • Technical requirements
  • Questions
  • Turning (from Chapters 1 to 5)
  • Milling (from Chapters 6 to 10)
  • Laser cutting (from Chapters 11 to 13)
  • Additive manufacturing (from Chapters 14 to 17)
  • Answers
  • Turning
  • Milling
  • Laser cutting
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Summary
  • Index
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